(B) Flew on four 303rd BG(H) missions as a Bombardier (172, 178, 180 and 211).

Became Commanding Officer of the 360th BS (Major) on 31 Dec 1942., Deputy Commander, 303rd
BG(H) on 20 June 1943 (Lt Col), Acting Commander 303rd BG(H) on 01 September 1944,
Commanding Officer 379th BG(H) (Colonel) on 10 October 1944 and Commanding Officer 41st
CBW on 06 May 1945. Remained in the USAF after WWII and retired as a Major General.

Sgt Frederick A. Hartung (LWG)(Evadee) - Flew on 3 missions with Capt Lyle (1, 2, 5)
as substitute for S/Sgt Woodrow W. Smith. Was shot down on mission #6, 1Lt P.F. Flickenger
Pilot on 12 December 1942. Evaded capture and returned to Molesworth on 10 March 1943
and was transferred back to the United States.

Mission Note - Original Capt Lyle crewmen who were KIA or Bailed out:

31 March 1943 to Rotterdam, Netherlands, in B-17F 41-24559, Ooold Soljer (360BS) PU-C, 1Lt Keith O. Bartlett Pilot (8 KIA and 2 Bail outs) with six members of the original Capt Lyle crew.
Ooold Soljer had a mid-air collision with B-17F 41-29573 Two Beauts (358BS) VK-H, Lt James R. Dunn, Pilot (7 KIA and 3 Bail outs). The two B-17 collided when the tight formation passed through 10/10th clouds in the vicinity of Wellingboro, England. Ooold Soljer lost its wing from the #4 engine
and out. Both B-17s crashed near Mears Ashby, England. A memorial was erected at Mears Ashby
on March 1996. Read the mission #48 story here.

In addition to the six Original Capt Lyle crewmen (Bartlett, G.K. Smith, Balcombe, Sangster, W.W. Smith and Bradford) there were four additional crewmen on the 31 March 1943 flight with 1Lt Bartlett: